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Assertion:The two cyclic hemiacetal forms of glucose , `alpha`-form and `beta`-form are called anomers.
Reason: Anomers differ only in the configuration of the hydroxyl group at C-1

A

Anomers

B

Enantiomers

C

Epimers

D

Metamers

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